Bars and restaurants, wedding receptions and social gatherings are the targets of new restrictions Gov. Tim Walz announced last week. “We are in the midst of a significant surge,” Walz said, citing ...

COVID has killed fewer people each year since the pandemic started, steadily dropping from a high of just under 6,000 in 2020 ...

Minnesota lawmakers Monday night approved a plan to help businesses and workers hammered by the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. The Legislature overwhelmingly approved a roughly ...

This past week, 44% of Minnesota’s hospitals reported they had no adult beds available, while 87% of intensive care units reported they had zero beds available. The ongoing five-month ...

A federal judge has denied a former Division II college baseball player’s motion for a temporary restraining order and injunction that would have allowed him to continue playing this season at ...

Sharon Ross of Big Lake pleaded guilty in early 2024 to stealing $2.4 million from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs ...

After defeating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at the ballot box last November, Republicans have dealt the former vice ...

By Ayanna Eckblad The Albert Lea Art Center for the next two months will house Iowa-based artist Tracy Ingham's new exhibit, "One More For the Road." The 48-piece collection has been shown at various ...

The Sherburne County board this week voted to terminate all county initiatives and programs aimed at advancing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The action, according to County Administrator ...

The Jordan trap shooting team had a memorable season a year ago finishing 15th in USA High School Clay Target National Championships in Mason, Michigan. It was the program’s third straight trip to ...

Though long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), is more common in adults than in kids, 1.3% of US children ...

COVID-19 vaccination averted more than 5,000 US in-hospital deaths, 13,000 intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and 68,000 ...